Child, Family, and School Social Worker Salary in Erie, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of child, family, and school social workers in Erie, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of child, family, and school social workers in Erie is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Erie, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$32,160
25th Percentile Wage
$38,020
50th Percentile Wage
$46,370
75th Percentile Wage
$50,380
90th Percentile Wage
$64,070

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for child, family, and school social workers in Erie, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $64,070. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,160.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of child, family, and school social workers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$46,370
16.22% 23.05%
2021
$38,850
0.75% -
2020
$38,560
5.19% -
2019
$36,560
-4.27% -
2018
$38,120
-0.71% -
2017
$38,390
8.57% -
2016
$35,100
-0.14% -
2015
$35,150
6.66% -
2014
$32,810
-6.22% -
2013
$34,850
-2.38% -
2012
$35,680
- -

Table 2. Compare Child, Family, and School Social Worker Salary in Erie with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,370 in Erie is in the middle of salary range for child, family, and school social workers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of child, family, and school social workers in Erie is 22.9 percent (22.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Newark-Union and 26.1 percent (26.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Newark-Union
$60,180
Bloomsburg-Berwick
$56,200
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$52,580
Williamsport
$51,200
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$51,040
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$50,330
Gettysburg
$49,610
Chambersburg-Waynesboro
$49,300
Lebanon
$47,210
Reading
$47,160
Pittsburgh
$47,020
Erie
$46,370
York-Hanover
$46,340
Lancaster
$45,930
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$45,080
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$44,580
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$44,250
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$44,180
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$44,150
Philadelphia
$43,970
State College
$42,140
Altoona
$41,290
East Stroudsburg
$40,300
Johnstown
$39,790
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$34,270

See also: Top paying jobs in Erie, Pennsylvania.